- Initially make sure you have a good connection. Does your horse follow you when you take off the halter?
Stick-To-Me
- When she falls behind, look, and tag! while keeping forward momentum.
Figure 8
- Walk straight back (as shown on orange line in sketch).
Spin
- When horse comes around barrel, back up so she turns in, send her around it and quickly switch stick to other hand and fling the rope to direct her nose to keep turning.
Lead by the Tail
- motivate to go faster by initially asking to go REALLY slow
- if they slow down without you asking in the round pen, hit the correction spot on the ground, not the horse
- rewards: RESTING, scratching, treats
- a horse coming to you with her ears back is dominance; in that situation, drive her away before asking her to come back again
- match energy; she’ll like you more
- have a plan!
- motivate with treats when she’s lazy not when she’s willing; only when you have to
- keep her busy so she can’t think about anything else
Traveling Circling Game:
- don’t hold her tighter when she’s freaking out
- don’t look at her unless she stops, stay on track
- keep track of her while she’s circling w/o being obvious (even when she's freaking out) -- stay focused
- have stuff in the way of traveling circle so she has to think
- if she stops or comes in circling w/o you asking, pull her in half-way and Send!
Touch It:
- slow down right before your touch it
Catching:
- walk toward zone 5 and then tag her until she looks
